BLS Events List

Below is a listing of forthcoming events organised by, or relevant to, the British Lichen Society - field meetings, workshops, committee meetings etc. Please note that only those meetings shown as BLS meetings are put on by the society and covered by our insurance. All other meetings are the responsibility of their organiser. Requests for events to be added to the Events Calendar should be sent to the events@britishlichensociety.org.uk. Please include public transport or shared car options if possible. Most BLS meetings and workshops are open to all members and prospective members, regardless of level of experience. All that is required is enthusiasm about lichens! Occasionally a meeting is targeted to a particular, more specialised group, but that will be made clear in the information provided for that event. Local groups also organise field trips, etc, which may not always be listed here - usually good for beginners. A list of Local Groups and their contact details can be found here. Field Meetings Feedback:  The British Lichen Society are continually looking for ways to improve field meeting experiences for our membership. We would welcome your feedback on any of our events, including any recent and historic trips. All feedback is anonymous and the form can be found here.
August 2026
Date(s) Event name
Strathclyde: Eastwood Old Cemetery, Thornliebank
September 2026
Date(s) Event name
Shropshire Lichen Group: Long Mynd, Cardingmill Valley
Tayside Lichen Group: Castle Law, Abernethy, Perth & Kinross
to Shropshire: Intermediate level lichen course (INT-1), Preston Montford
to Ynys Mon (Anglesey): survey meeting for Cladonia peziziformis
to 21:00 Zoom event: basic lichen microscopy
Shropshire Lichen Group: a site in Staffordshire
Cumbria Lichen and Bryophyte Group: Thorneythwaite, Borrowdale
to 16:00 Fife Lichen Appreciation Group (FLAG): Lower Largo
to 21:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
to 12:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
Hampshire: Petersfield Area Lichen Enthusiasts walk
to 14:30 London Lichen Group: Brompton Cemetery
to 20:30 Zoom event: Improvers lichen microscopy
October 2026
Date(s) Event name
Shropshire Lichen Group: a site in Staffordshire
to Autumn Meeting: Inchnadamph, Assynt, Scotland
to 21:00 Zoom event: basic lichen microscopy
to 21:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
to 12:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
Tayside Lichen Group: Kettins Churchyard, Perthshire
Cumbria Lichen and Bryophyte Group: Muncaster, Ravenglass
Shropshire Lichen Group: Long Mynd, Cardingmill Valley
to 21:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
to 12:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
to North Devon: intermediate to advanced course on coastal lichens, St. George’s House, Georgeham
to 20:30 Zoom event: Improvers lichen microscopy
to Gower, Glamorgan: survey meeting for Cladonia peziziformis
Shropshire Lichen Group: The Bog mine site
November 2026
Date(s) Event name
to 16:00 Fife Lichen Appreciation Group (FLAG): Monimail
to 21:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
to 12:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
Tayside Lichen Group: Lichens in a Dundee park
Shropshire Lichen Group: a church in Staffordshire
to 21:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
to 12:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
to 21:00 Zoom event: basic lichen microscopy
to 14:00 London Lichen Group: St Mary’s Cemetery, Wandsworth Common
to 20:30 Zoom event: Improvers lichen microscopy
Shropshire Lichen Group: a church in Staffordshire
December 2026
Date(s) Event name
to 21:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
to 12:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
Tayside Lichen Group: indoor session
Shropshire Lichen Group: a site in Staffordshire
to 16:00 Fife Lichen Appreciation Group (FLAG): Portmoak Moss
to 21:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
to 12:00 Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group
to 21:00 Zoom event: basic lichen microscopy
January 2027
Date(s) Event name
Tayside Lichen Group: Indoor session
to 14:00 London Lichen Group: Angela Marmont Centre, Natural History Museum
to 20:30 Zoom event: Improvers lichen microscopy
to 21:00 Zoom event: basic lichen microscopy
AGM & Winter Meeting, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
February 2027
Date(s) Event name
Tayside Lichen Group: Indoor session
to BLS Winter Workshop 2027: Cloughton, Scarborough
to 21:00 Zoom event: basic lichen microscopy
to 20:30 Zoom event: improvers lichen microscopy
March 2027
Date(s) Event name
to 21:00 Zoom event: basic lichen microscopy
to 20:30 Zoom event: improvers lichen microscopy
to Brockenhurst, Hampshire: Southern Heathland Lichens, Intermediate level 2 / Advanced-Intermediate.
April 2027
Date(s) Event name
to Spring Meeting 2027: Burnham, Norfolk
to 21:00 Zoom event: basic lichen microscopy
to 20:30 Zoom event: improvers lichen microscopy
to Llŷn (Llŷn Peninsula), Caernarvonshire: survey meeting for Cladonia peziziformis
May 2027
Date(s) Event name
to 20:30 Zoom event: improvers lichen microscopy
June 2027
Date(s) Event name
to 20:30 Zoom event: improvers lichen microscopy
July 2027
Date(s) Event name
to 20:30 Zoom event: improvers lichen microscopy
September 2027
Date(s) Event name
to Blencathra, Cumbria: Lichen ID and basic microscopy, intermediate level 1
to 20:30 Zoom event: improvers lichen microscopy
to Shropshire, Preston Montford: Microscope techniques, focusing on crustose lichens, intermediate level 2
October 2027
Date(s) Event name
to 20:30 Zoom event: improvers lichen microscopy
November 2027
Date(s) Event name
to Brockenhurst, Hampshire: Difficult corticolous crusts. Advanced course
to 20:30 Zoom event: improvers lichen microscopy